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Falling behind in cybersecurity is “not about national pride, it’s about national security,” expert says

Falling behind in cybersecurity is “not about national pride, it’s about national security,” expert says

by HyoJung Kim | Oct 22, 2019 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON –The private sector and federal government must collaborate to ensure a robust cybersecurity approach, especially to safeguard elections, but that may require companies to disclose more information, a scientist told a House cybersecurity subcommittee on...
China  is a bigger threat to elections than Russia, officials say

China is a bigger threat to elections than Russia, officials say

by Chiara Vercellone | Oct 22, 2019 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – China has become a bigger threat to the 2020 Presidential election than Russia, and its tactics to influence voting outcomes are different, top federal law enforcement officials said Tuesday at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on safeguarding...
Security experts urge Trump to ‘move faster’ in foreign policy matters

Security experts urge Trump to ‘move faster’ in foreign policy matters

by Chiara Vercellone | Oct 18, 2019 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — If the United States doesn’t quickly adapt to the technological changes in warfare and foreign policy, major adversaries like China and Russia will have an advantage over the U.S. in future conflicts, experts say. William Greenwalt, senior fellow at...
Graham, Van Hollen propose bipartisan sanctions legislation against Turkey

Graham, Van Hollen propose bipartisan sanctions legislation against Turkey

by Niko Boskovic | Oct 17, 2019 | National Security

WASHINGTON – Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Thursday that Republicans and Democrats in Congress should unite to impose sanctions against Turkey. Prior to the announcement of a ceasefire between Turkey and Syrian Kurdish forces, Graham fought for a bipartisan...
Being a female agent can be an advantage, former CIA officers say

Being a female agent can be an advantage, former CIA officers say

by Silvia Martelli | Oct 17, 2019 | National Security

WASHINGTON – When Lena Sisco graduated from Brown University with an archeology master’s degree, she would have never predicted she would become the CIA’s lead interrogator for many high-value detainees in prisons across the world, from Afghanistan to Cuba. Sisco, who...
Experts call for sanctions on China’s violations on human rights in Xinjiang

Experts call for sanctions on China’s violations on human rights in Xinjiang

by Bing Xiao | Oct 17, 2019 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — The Chinese government has instituted a far-reaching system of forced labor, requiring mass internment camp detainees and others to work in food and textile production and manufacturing as a part of global supply chains in the Xinjiang Uyghur...
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